TEXT 15
'muni'-sabde manana-sila, ara kahe mauni
tapasvi vrati, yati, ara rsi, muni
SYNONYMS
muni-sabdeby the word muni; manana-silawho is thoughtful; araalso; kaheit means; maunione who is silent; tapasvian ascetic; vratione who keeps great vows; yatione in the renounced order of life; araand; rsia saintly person; munithey are called muni.
TRANSLATION
"The word muni refers to one who is thoughtful, one who is grave or silent, an ascetic, one who keeps great vows, one in the renounced order, a saint. These are the different meanings of the word muni.

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